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Tough guy: Train crash survivor, 92, is back on the job
Northern Virginia Daily
His spoke with a hint of wonderment about his brush with death as he recently recalled the moments after the train barreled into the front of his car at the intersection of Manassas Avenue and Sixth Street. "It clipped the front of the car," Funk said.

Nonsensical: Why do trains have to whistle while they work?
Press of Atlantic City
Railroad workers quietly made preparations to railcars before departure, carried jugs of water to trains farther down the tracks and stealthily moved unneeded cars out of the way near Devins Lane in Pleasantville. But then, about 5:30 am, ...

WLS
Recommended: Mother's Day tragedy: Four women killed as Chicago crash rips car ...
msnbc.com
By NBC Chicago and msnbc.com wire services A speeding car hit a support beam of a Chicago elevated train track, crashing with enough force for the vehicle to split in two and killing four young mothers inside, authorities said Sunday.
4 Young Moms Killed in Chicago CrashWIBW
Four killed in high-speed crash after car hits beam of elevated trainWLS

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Car Collides With Train West of Larimore; Driver Injured
WDAY
(WDAZ-TV) - A car collided with Amtrak's Empire Builder at a crossing west of Larimore early Thursday morning, sending the driver to the hospital. A North Dakota Highway Patrolman investagates the scene of a car-train accident west of Larimore Thursday ...

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Sun-Sentinel
Good Samaritan helps woman dodge train crash in Hollywood
Sun-Sentinel
Disaster was looming large — a train was hurtling down the tracks toward a car with a woman inside — so passer-by Aeric Moskowitz sprang into action. Moskovitz ran up to the beige Infiniti stuck on the tracks, banged on its window and shouted, ...

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A steeplejack danced atop a church in 1912 - Almanac May 21, 2012
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
1962: Sun power: "Four diesel locomotives and four cars of an Erie-Lackawanna Railroad train were derailed yesterday afternoon in a cut near Stewartsville. Trainmen said the accident was caused by warping of the track from the heat of the sun.

Driver injured when vehicle strikes train near Larimore
Grand Forks Herald
The unidentified driver was taken to Altru Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following the accident. A North Dakota Highway Patrolman investagates the scene of a car-train accident west of Larimore Thursday morning. The driver of the car ...
Driver injured when vehicle strikes Amtrak train near LarimoreIn-Forum

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Procedure key to response to rail hazmat emergency
Grand Island Independent
Trains are an integral part of the Nebraska landscape. Here in Grand Island, two major railroad lines have track going through the community, with thousands of cars passing through town daily, carrying the freight of the nation.

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Train hits cattle car in SE Lubbock; no people hurt
KCBD-TV
For the first time the truck driver, Rene Polanco, is speaking out about the accident. He tells KCBD his trailer high-centered on the tracks. "I was tugging forward, tugging back. It wouldn't budge. It wouldn't do anything," Polanco said.

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Pelham Police Department: Suspicious Male at Train
The Daily Pelham
Disabled car: A Good Samaritan called the department at 3:15 pm Tuesday because she thought there was a car accident at Boulevard and Corlies Avenue. The officer who went to the scene said it was just a disabled vehicle who had help on the way.

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